A professional who formulates and enforces standards for construction and alteration of public school facilities throughout state. Responsibilities include:

• Develops legislation relative to school building sites and school design and construction.
• Guides school districts in development of long range comprehensive master plans, including such factors as site selection and expected population growth and mobility, and school finance and specifications.
• Coordinates activities, jurisdictions, and responsibilities of adjacent school districts and evaluates entire systems of schools.
• Provides technical information and advice to local school authorities considering construction or renovation of school plant.
• Inspects proposed sites and schools under construction or undergoing alteration to enforce applicable standards.
• Prepares suggested classroom plans and layouts, taking into consideration such factors as climate, construction costs, availability of materials, and accepted principles of institutional construction.
• Reviews plans for construction and renovation of school buildings and approves or disapproves plans in accordance with standards and policies of department.
• Confers with representatives of school boards, educators, and architects to explain and reach agreement on design concepts and construction standards.
• Arbitrates difficult and unusual construction disputes.
• Conducts special research studies concerned with lighting, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and acoustics.
• Prepares reports for state education department and state legislature.